Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

from So to 50 n month Rinaldo n. His
cock, Bratteboro, increase from 50 to S. Il
month Charles keenan,, Swanton, in
crease from - to S. n month Lyman b.
Leach, st. Adams, - u month ond SlO5
arrears Nancy Shackett, Cady's Falls,
SIP n month and 5000 arrears.
At a special meeting of Cummings Post
No. 81 at Hlnesburgh, on Saturday even
ing, January Sth, the following officers
were publicly in stalled by Past Depart,
ment Commander w. w. Henry, assisted
by a. A. G. William G. Schroeder Com
mander + Trick, and j. V. c Cunning
ham Of STANDARD Post p NG 2 Bur!ing
G., Mitchell j Finney; j. V. c., Wesley
smith; adiutant, II. II. Tilley quarter
master, a. &. JodOin surgeon George X.
Tobey chaplain, John Ii, Allen officer
of the day, A. j. Weed; officer of the
guard, John Ladou 5 NJ, Guy d. Boyn-
ton; q. VI. s, l. G. Norton; representa-
tive to department encampment, IL. II.
Iilley.
public installation of the officers of
William c. Tracy Post and Woman's Re
lief corps of Windsor was held at q. A. r.
hall on Tuesday evening, Jan. II. Past
Commander j. H. Humphreys installed
the post officers, and Past President Mrs.
h. j. Cotfey, the Relief corps officers.
Comrade Coffey in behalf of w. G.. Tracy
Post, presented Past Commander Hum
phrevs with II fine easy chair, and Mrs. c.
| II. Hill in behalf of the Relief Corps pre-
scented Past President Mrs. X. j. Cofley
with handsome berry dish and spoon.
The Relief Corps has leased the rooms I'M
der G. a. X. hall for a term of three years,
and will have them repaired and furnish
ed as soon as possible. The post has II
fund of 5000, and the Relief Corps about
$3.50 in the treasury.
f. II. Stoughton Post of Bellows Falls
has "A member in the person of Comrade
\. b. Smith, late of Company 18th Vt.
| Vols, who is 81 years old. StOughton
Post does not claim the oldest member in
the United States, for so far as known the
department of Kansas has that honor in
one John Foss, who was born Oct. 10, 1900,
therefore being in his S7th year. StoughtOn
leads off with the largest comrade in the
State in the person of Comrade Henry NJ.
! Corlew, late of company &, 18th VT. Vols,
who weighs 300 pounds and has only one
leg, having lost the above mentioned limb
at The battle of Cold Ha-bor, 1864 at the
same time and by the same shell that took
off leg for Daniel Higgins of the
same company and regiment. Comrade
Higgins also tips the beam at 230 pounds.
The officers of Bronson 5. Barber Pos;
of Richmond were installed Friday even
ing, Jan. IA, by Asst. Adjt Gen. SCHROEDER
assisted by Comrade r. Y. Farrell, retir
ing adjutant of the post. The officers are
as follows: Frederick f. Gleason, =. G.
g. A. Edwards S. V. c. /; Edgar Barber
j V. G.. j. NJ Richardson, adjutant
John w. Hilton, Q. NJ. o. d. Bems, sur
geon S. +. Andrews chaplain John Nc
Govern, o. d.; T. Henley, O. G. After the
installation remarks were also made by
Comrades Gleason ana Farrell. The latter
who is a chatter member of the post and
who has been its adjutant since ms organ
ization, having removed to Waterbury
called for transfer card. The post is moi
large, consisting of only 81 members il
good standing, but the g. A. r. report,
conducted posts in the department.
A soldiers home was dedicated at De
troit, Mich, December 80. 1t cost 500, 90,
and starts with $50 veterans, with ca
pacity for 400.
1t is said that the little State of New
Jersey was the first in the Union to make
provisions for Il home for aged and dis
abled volunteers.
The Pennsylvania soldiers home com
mission have resolved to let contract to
doubling the capacity of the soldiers
home, at an expense of 100000
Lieutenant General Phillip H. Sheridan
reports the strength of the army at tn,
date of the last consolidated returns ~
follows Genarals, 10; general staff Off
GERS, 513 enlisted men, 1912 10 regiment,
of cavalry, officers Al enlisted men, 6942
5 regiments of artillery, officers, 272 en-
listed men, 2413 % regiments o. infantry
officers, $50 enlisted men, l0.7ll; detach
ments, recruiting parties, etc, 2003 men
total, officers, 2lO3, enlisted men, 1916.